A review by jg12389
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Maté

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A really great read if you or someone you love struggles with substance abuse disorder. I will say that I really felt uncomfortable and disagreed with the way the book discussed obesity, over eating, and other food-related "addictions." Other than that I thought it was a very compassionate, science based look at addiction. I really loved his explanation of hard reduction. I found my focus wandering at some of the more dense parts but overall I think this is a really important book for people to read, even if you don't have first hand experience with addiction.